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Latest Indigenous Policy stories on ABC Central West NSW

On the banks of the Lachlan River in central west New South Wales, the dolphins and crocodiles painted on the pylons of a bridge at Cowra seem incongruous but does it matter that the murals contain some Aboriginal art that isn't locally relevant?...

On the day of Prime Minister Julia Gillard's Closing the Gap statement, the National Indigenous Drug and Alcohol Committee says more needs to be done in the justice system to fight drug and alcohol abuse....

A column of smoke curled skywards from Cowra's Squire Park today, as a traditional Indigenous smoking ceremony was carried out to bring peace, healing and justice to the local community and the nation....

This morning on the rural report, we travel to Goodooga to check in on their fortnight of NAIDOC celebrations. We also speak with Member for Parkes, Mark Coulton who is calling on the Federal Government to improve national wild dog controls and what impact is poor internet service having on ...

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Much was made by Labor of their decision to make Senator Pat Dodson the first Indigenous person to hold the Indigenous Affairs portfolio. But on this side of the election, it's looking like Ken Wyatt could beat him to it. CEO of the Northern Land Council Marion Scrymgour says he is the man for the job. ...

On Saturday, Scott Morrison was formally elected by the people of Australia to the position of Prime Minister and will likely be in power for the next three years. Although promises were made in the lead up to the election, we'll have to wait and see which of those policies will be implemented and what ...

If Labor wins government on Saturday night Australia will have its first Indigenous minister for Indigenous Affairs, Senator Pat Dodson. Labor has pledged to hold a referendum on establishing an Indigenous Voice to Parliament, but much of the detail on how that would be implemented is yet to be ...

Indigenous children and young people aged between 10 and 14 are 8.4 times more likely to committee suicide than non-Indigenous Australians. With the situation reaching a crisis point in some communities, such as the Kimberley region of WA, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander experts and ...

Pressure has been mounting on state and federal governments to take urgent action to address the 'national tragedy' of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander youth suicides, particularly in the Kimberley where state coroner Ros Fogliani deemed the situation for young people and children to be ...